RADICAL STRATEGIES – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome, Brandon Smith to the Radical Strategies podcast! For some, Brandon is a guitarist and electronic musician, operating under the banner, The Anix. For others, he is the collab manager for supercar manufacturer, McLaren Automotive, with a history of partnerships including our Race Service team's recent 01R Capsule Collection launch. In this chat, Brandon outlines how he balances his artistic outputs with his different careers - its great source material for artists trying to build up their financial stability while keeping their artistry pure. Much good advice there is!

Tee Vaden is a Los Angeles-based director, writer, and film creative specializing in music videos, commercials, and documentaries. They are also rather gifted storytellers, as shown in this fascinating conversation with our host @rev_sect Have a listen, to hear about Tee’s journey and how they built their filmmaking practice. Love this chat!

Welcome to the world of music photography - care of LA-based shooter, Kate Gorbacheva. Known for her work with progressive metal bands like Periphery and Animals As Leaders and gothic + doom + folk artist Chelsea Wolfe, Kate talks us through the ins and outs of photographing live shows for a living. It’s a fab interview for any aspiring photographers!

Want to feel inspired? Like anything is possible? That you’ll find your way in life? Well, listen to what our friend Misha Mansoor has to say. In this week’s episode of Radical Strategies, Misha chats with our host, Rod Chong about the start of his progressive metal band, Periphery, and how he built up multiple income streams and business ventures. It’s a fantastic story, full of great advice for any aspiring musicians and creatives.

Welcome to Radical Strategies Season Six - eight conversations showing eight dream jobs and the people behind them. Let’s learn how they scored their dream gigs and how they got started!

First up we have automotive designer, Dalal Elsheikh, someone who definitely has the beginnings of a dream career happening. Tune in to hear our host, Rod Chong, interview Dalal on how she got started, and what’s involved in her day-to-day life as a car designer.

This is a most fascinating conversion - a chat between Web3 strategist + adviser and music-forward NFT artist, Mike St-Jean and our host, Rod Chong. This interview is a must-listen for any recording artists who are interested in the NFT space - it’s a chat focused entirely on the convergence of music and NFT tech. 

Please welcome Tokyo-based, digital artist, Ruben Fro to Radical Strategies. Ruben has a unique artistic practice, as he codes the custom shaders needed to visualize his point cloud-based immersive animations. It’s a unique POV that sees programming as a core element of his creative output. Listen in on his interview with Rod Chong, outlining how he first started his creative practice as well as his first forays into minting NFT releases. There’s plenty of advice and information to unpack here!

The next interview, in our investigation into Digital Art and NFTs, sees series host, Rod Chong chat with Berlin-based artist Sam Madhu. Originally from India, Sam outlines how she developed her signature ‘Indo-futurist’ style and got started publishing NFT based digital art. She offers plenty of inspiring advice for any aspiring artist, especially those who are considering entering the NFT space.

Please welcome digital artist, Dog Mad Jones to Radical Strategies! We. Are. Excited. Watch the episode to hear Rod Chong’s full interview with Mad Dog Jones aka Michah Dowbak. It’s an amazing story, detailing his initial beginnings and inspirations, before reviewing the development of his unique aesthetic vision and innovative approach to NFTs. There’s much to unpack!